Severe Allergic Reaction

That is what they called what happened to Leo last night.  He was sitting in his high chair, eating, as he always is.  He then chocked, gagged, and started to throw up, like he normally does.   This time it was different.  He had shallow breathing, his voice sounded like he was talking through a straw, and he had clumps of hives all over his hands.  He seemed eerily calm.  We immediately gave him Benedryl and off to Urgent Care he went.  They gave him the equivalent of an EPI pen, lots of Benedryl, and an oral steroid.  We learned that next time we have to use our Epi Pen and call 911 (how scary is that??) because he had a severe allergic reaction to something from his dinner.  Unfortunately we have no idea what caused it.  He had eaten almost everything before.

We were able to get into an allergist today.  The course of action is to test him for everything he ate that night as well as any other items that we may think causes any kind of rash or swelling.  For the first time ever, a doctor actually addressed Leo's throwing up all the time.  She thinks it could be esophageal allergies so we are off to see a GI on Monday.  I feel like we actually have doctors listening to us rather than just brushing off us telling us not to worry and to "wait and see".  No more waiting and seeing.  My baby has been suffering since September and I am over it.  Watching my son wheeze and barely able to breath ripped my heart out.  I want answers!!

Here is a picture of Leo from Urgent Care.  Makes me so sad.............